New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-04
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

dr. is In danger Of disappearing from American
speech. He would be reassured If he could hear
genuine citizen of NewYork talk about "faw-r
oysters" 1.-THE nwr of heredty."
Where Fortune smiIes.-Frst Omaha Mani Just
tell you this real estate business is a great thing
l make nice income every year Just buying ana
Second Omaha Man-Thc same house every timei
Yes the one next to mine buy IL In at a low
price and sell at a big one. BY the way, can't you
drop around tonight! We are going to have Little
with pleasure. Musicale"
yes my boys have been practising on flutes and
fddics and comets and things for years."-tOmaha
World.
Tho Rev Or. Forbes of st. Paul Is pretty Wig
orous preacher Here is bit from one Of his recent
sermons: a YsM c. A. young man gave a starv-
ing woman tract and nothing more
and went his way. lie told law
yer afterward that he had never seen such spirit
of Christian resignation that woman manifested IN
receiving the tract. And the lawyer swore at him.
| think that if there ever q time for swearing
then it God would surely pardon it. If am
hungry and fellow offers me bread and prayers,
Will take the bread and do my own praying"
New-Hampshire has enjoyed tho privilege Of hag-
Ing prohbiuon law on her statute book since
brcwer.-tWaterbury American
s. ). Merrill, tho dead manager Of the Milwaukee
Road, had handy trick Of knowing personally al
a man TO remain in the service he was unac-
quaintcd with him Whom he came to make his
called his leutenants around him TO give them final
Instructions. AT last he asked thom; rs there
a% the Opportunity for Joke We On s9e o Merr
he said there's new brakeman on tho IL. and ID
Division that you ought to know before you leave"
-tst Paul Pioneer Press.
victim tolls "The Chicago News" all about
tho shortcomings Of the telephone girl. He says:
" Possibly 1 may need a physician at home and want
to lose no time getting him. Miss Telephone Girl
with a wad Of gum IN her mouth keeps me waiting
while listening to the youth who says he VIII get
her theatre tickets. Then, after repeated rngngs,
shc snappishy, and l hear her utter
tho word crank and then. l have 10 endure
it. anu II / demonstrate she will keep me waiting
all the longer and her way of doing this is to say
'Busynowyou ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the saloon Of an outgoing steamer -Commander
has been a great deal OF haziness noticed around
tho banks recently, but l hope 1t will clear away
Mrs p. Rarie from Fond du Lac wis)-oh. it
don't make any difference. captaiu all our properly
HIts su'A'' away -' 'i''''' 'N' wv
Henry Hip. who yesterday came in from tho
California side of the mountains, says that in cross
about two cigars before passing from the io%oe
gardens and strawberry patches Of the "Go'a zen
Eastern sopesI Virginia City (Nev.) Enterprise.
There Is good deal Of apprehension felt in San
Francisco about the alleged spread Of leprosy, but
there does not appear to be much basis for it.
Broke loose It's all his fault your HonOr!9
Court tho other day.
any husbands."
swell sir, no came homo half-tight lust as /
supper OF of cold potatoes. | felt mad and des-
pcrato, and he begun to argue about Heaven
clio said thoro wasn't no such place, nor Hades,
either and he argued the case well that believed
And then whatio
Then, sir. thinking that that was was ,, the
on earth / picked up stick Of wood and run tho
old man all over the neighbOrhoOd and made him
Sentence suspended, owing to mitigating crcum-
stances.-(netrolt FREQ Press.
They are saying that Roswell P. Flower took his
"boom" to Europe with him. This is a mistake;
Mr. Flower sent his "boom" q scapegoat into
tho wilderness many moons ago.
Impecunous. Lend mo fifty, old man,
Bryant-Ccrtainly. Can you one of my
GrIdiey Easily how white of youl
Bryant. Don't mention it. Tho favor Is on your
side for / haven't had cent in the bank foa Il
week.-(Tid-Bts.
Dollcately impaired information.-she Isn't
that the Van Amr 19ge. ca1 g, age Lioneli
ue.-laas--or rather IL was
Me.-Yaas; I undahstand that owing to recent
sumod It's maiden name-Brewster y nah7Tid-
Bits.
"wlchita, Kansas Is u booming town." says a re-
cent visitor. "They having a great time giving
bonuses to colleges sto locate there. Only Just be-
fore l left thoy had located the Baptist College.
The North End and the South End had been fighting
for 1t for a long time The South End finally won.
They gave it $50 acres OF land, and, WELL in all
1t amounted TO &317, 200. You this college
builds right in the and then lays it's ground
out In lots all around it and thus builds up d cus-
ter q town ali about It, That's tho way wichita
Is building Now these all In the suburbs you
might say, and between these and the town proper
there are gaps, which will all the reader I'LL up"
People who arc asking what kinds Of to plant
on ArDor Day may get hint from spencors lines u;
Tho vine-prop Eim the Poplar mover dry;
The builder OAK; solo king Of forests all
Tho LAUREL need Of mighty conqucrors
And poets sage; tho Fir that weepeth still:
The Willow worn OF hopeless paramOursj g.
Tho Vow, obedIent TO the bendcr's will;
Tho Birch, for shafts; the saow, for tho MILL
Tho Myrrh, sweet blending In the bitter wound;
Tho warlke Beech the Ash for nothing ILL.,
Tho fruitful olive ana the Plantane round;
Tho carver Holm tho Maple seldom inward sound
No Moro speeches.-omaha Man-You have come
here to lecture Socialism, l supposol
Chicago Socialst-NO; you see a brother OF mine
gave me one Of his farms on condition that shut
him would.
Getting ready to plant now, .suppOse1n
"Weu, no. j am trying TO trade II Tor nice, pay
ing beer-saloon-tOm World.
An Omaha grocer gives away an original poem
with every cake Of soap he sells. This Is
sign that the literary centre Is getting tired Of Chicago
and is wandering farther west.
Prebendary sadlor, the weI-known author. enjoys
tho reputation in Deyonshire Of having once fairly
ing to him, "My Lord you are a very rude mani"
DR.. Temple demanded an explanation in his usual
have written three times To YOU ON important do
cssan business and have not yet been favored with
an answer A man who does not reply 70 such let
tors Is q rude man, "-llLYlng Church.